MOSCOW, March 18. /TASS/. Atran and AirBridgeCargo, members of the Volga-Dnepr Group, have suspended operations," the group’s press service told TASS.

"The Volga-Dnepr Group of Companies has temporarily suspended flights of airplanes of AirBridgeCargo and Atran because of earlier introduced sanctions by lessors and the statement of the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority on termination of airworthiness certificates. The group management made a conscious decision to find the possible solution in the evolved situation jointly with partners and state regulators," the company said.

Volga-Dnepr continues flights at the same time. "The Group continues transportation using An-124-100/150 and Il-76TD-90VD aircraft and implements alternative decisions for delivery of goods by different kinds of transport," the press service added.